Death Penalty Cases

<p>1. The Law and the Issues</p> <p>Section I: Foundational Cases2. Cruel and Unusual as Applied: Furman v. Georgia3. Not Inherently Unconstitutional: Gregg v. Georgia4. Mandatory Death Penalty: Woodson v. North Carolina 5. Mitigating Evidence: Lockett v. Ohio, Jurek v. Texas, Note on Penry and later Texas cases6. Racial Bias: McCleskey v. Kemp Section II: Death-Eligible Crimes and Persons7. Rape: Coker v. Georgia8. Murder: Godfrey v. Georgia 9. Felony-Murder: Enmund v. Florida, Tison v. Arizona10. The Mentally Retarded and Juveniles: Atkins v. Virginia, Roper v. Simmons11. Child Rape: Kennedy v. Louisiana</p> <p>Section III: The Death Penalty Trial12. Appropriate Decisionmakers: Spaziano v. Florida, Ring v. Arizona13. Selecting Jurors: Witherspoon v. Illinois, Turner v. Murray, Uttecht v. Brown14. Victim Impact Evidence: Payne v. Tennessee15. The Sentencing Decision: McKoy v. North Carolina, Kansas v. Marsh</p> <p>Section IV: Post-Conviction Review16. Ineffective Counsel: Strickland v. Washington, Williams v. Taylor17. Claims of Innocence: Herrera v. Collins, Kansas v. Marsh</p> <p>Section V: Execution Issues18. Mental Illness at Execution: Ford v. Wainwright, Panetti v. Quarterman19. Method of Execution: Baze v. Rees</p> <p>AppendixA. Facts and Figures on Murder and the Death PenaltyB. Selected Death Penalty Statutes</p>